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54% Say Bush is Politically Conservative
46% Say Kerry is Liberal
Rasmussen Reports ^
| March 13, 2004
Posted on 03/14/2004 11:37:39 AM PST by demlosers
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To: demlosers
The President appears to be regaining lost ground among conservatives, 55% of whom now consider the President to be one of them.I guess the gay marriage issue has helped him out in this area, but his spending habits, and expansion of government under W, are still concerns for me.
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posted on
03/14/2004 12:34:46 PM PST
by
ThJ1800
To: demlosers
Kerry is liberal and conservative, depending on who the audience is.
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posted on
03/14/2004 12:37:33 PM PST
by
MNnice
To: demlosers
What a meaningless poll.
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posted on
03/14/2004 12:39:09 PM PST
by
MNnice
To: RightWhale
Kerry is the most leftwing candidate to ever capture a major party nomination in the United States as a matter of fact.
A fact that bears constant repeating. One can point to his congressional record and ratings for doubters...
To: Rome2000
Most liberals say they are moderates too. It is this basic problem with honesty the left has...
To: SAJ
Too low. I was trying to keep a positive outlook. ;)
To: writer33
For a lot of people, party affiliation and even ideological labels come from tradition or from what people around them think. They don't think things out from first principles, but take the label that the people around them have chosen. Then they vote on the basis of how the economy's doing. They aren't that interested in political questions as such, just in keeping their jobs or savings. It may be regrettable, but it's a fact of life now.
Also, I wonder how many people list themselves as "swing voters" not so much because they'd vote for the candidate of the other party, but because they are disillusioned with the candidate of the party closest to their own view. Maybe for some people it's not that they are undecided between the two candidates, but undecided between voting and not voting. Some one in the last election who was undecided between Gore and Nader, or between Bush and Buchanan, Browne or Phillips might also count as a "swing voter."
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posted on
03/14/2004 1:47:35 PM PST
by
x
To: JohnBDay
But Kucinich has a more conservative voting record than Kerry.
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posted on
03/14/2004 2:10:00 PM PST
by
Reagan79
(Pro Life! Pro Family! Pro Reagan!)
To: x
"For a lot of people, party affiliation and even ideological labels come from tradition or from what people around them think."
So much for rugged individualism. I like to think that a lot of this interpretation comes from media stories. Like Rush says, "These polls are nothing more than a reflection of media coverage."
I'd agree. People watch way too much television and believe far too much in these media reports and polls. You have valid points. But a lot of their perception comes from the media. This is why I don't even watch news anymore.
I only read papers when posting here at FR. And then, I don't believe half of what I read. It is merely to start discussion on political topics, or to uncover obvious bias in certain papers.
FR gives me all the information I'll ever need. It's nice, because I'm able to have a conversation with people that think beyond what the media thinks. They are rugged individuals and their intelligence shines through on this forum. With this, I don't and won't need to get my news from anywhere else. Everything else pales in comparison.
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posted on
03/14/2004 2:14:15 PM PST
by
writer33
(The U.S. Constitution defines a Conservative)
To: highlander_UW
Ah, so that's it.
Heh heh heh ...
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posted on
03/14/2004 2:27:17 PM PST
by
SAJ
(It's only a malicious rumor that this is a tagline. It's really a Cheshire Cat.)
To: All
Frankly, at this point, if you are polled, the correct answer to give is Nader. If we can get Nader's numbers up, he will be perceived as viable and more Dems will vote for him.
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posted on
03/14/2004 2:48:38 PM PST
by
Owen
To: demlosers
Perceptions will inevitably kill ya.
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posted on
03/14/2004 4:47:38 PM PST
by
dr_who_2
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